South Korea to invest €1.1bn in 5G ahead of 2020 network launch

Country's ICT ministry working with three mobile operators, Samsung and LG to push the 5G agenda.

South Korea plans a full, commercial 5G network launch in 2020 and to make that happen it will invest 1.6 trillion won (€1.1 billion) in the technology between now and then, the government announced this week.

The government has been working with South Korea's three main mobile operators, SK Telecom, KT